By obra
Enforce TDD workflows with red-green-refactor cycles, generate and execute batched implementation plans via subagents, dispatch parallel agents for independent task fixes like test failures, perform technical code reviews with git diffs, debug root causes before fixes, create isolated git worktrees for features, and verify tests/builds before merging or PRs in Claude Code sessions.
npx claudepluginhub obra/superpowers --plugin superpowersYou MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup
Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and verification, not performative agreement or blind implementation
Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session
Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - ensures an isolated workspace exists via native tools or git worktree fallback
Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring Skill tool invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions always
Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
Superpowers Plus core skills library for Claude Code: planning, execution routing, TDD, debugging, and collaboration workflows
Core skills library for Claude Code: TDD, debugging, collaboration patterns, and proven techniques
AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows. Manage tasks, discover work, and maintain context with simple CLI commands.
Plugin-safe Claude Code distribution of Antigravity Awesome Skills with 1,429 supported skills.
Unity Development Toolkit - Expert agents for scripting/refactoring/optimization, script templates, and Agent Skills for Unity C# development
20 modular skills for idiomatic Go — each under 225 lines, backed by 48 reference files, 8 automation scripts (all with --json, --limit, --force), and 4 asset templates. Covers error handling, naming, testing, concurrency, interfaces, generics, documentation, logging, performance, and more. Activates automatically with progressive disclosure and conditional cross-references.
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Superpowers is a complete software development methodology for your coding agents, built on top of a set of composable skills and some initial instructions that make sure your agent uses them.
Give your agent Superpowers: Claude Code, Codex CLI, Codex App, Factory Droid, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI.
It starts from the moment you fire up your coding agent. As soon as it sees that you're building something, it doesn't just jump into trying to write code. Instead, it steps back and asks you what you're really trying to do.
Once it's teased a spec out of the conversation, it shows it to you in chunks short enough to actually read and digest.
After you've signed off on the design, your agent puts together an implementation plan that's clear enough for an enthusiastic junior engineer with poor taste, no judgement, no project context, and an aversion to testing to follow. It emphasizes true red/green TDD, YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It), and DRY.
Next up, once you say "go", it launches a subagent-driven-development process, having agents work through each engineering task, inspecting and reviewing their work, and continuing forward. It's not uncommon for Claude to be able to work autonomously for a couple hours at a time without deviating from the plan you put together.
There's a bunch more to it, but that's the core of the system. And because the skills trigger automatically, you don't need to do anything special. Your coding agent just has Superpowers.
If Superpowers has helped you do stuff that makes money and you are so inclined, I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd consider sponsoring my opensource work.
Thanks!
Installation differs by harness. If you use more than one, install Superpowers separately for each one.
Superpowers is available via the official Claude plugin marketplace
Install the plugin from Anthropic's official marketplace:
/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official
The Superpowers marketplace provides Superpowers and some other related plugins for Claude Code.
Register the marketplace:
/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace
Install the plugin from this marketplace:
/plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace
Superpowers is available via the official Codex plugin marketplace.
Open the plugin search interface:
/plugins
Search for Superpowers:
superpowers
Select Install Plugin.
Superpowers is available via the official Codex plugin marketplace.
Superpowers in the Coding section.+ next to Superpowers and follow the prompts.Register the marketplace:
droid plugin marketplace add https://github.com/obra/superpowers
Install the plugin:
droid plugin install superpowers@superpowers
Install the extension:
gemini extensions install https://github.com/obra/superpowers
Update later:
gemini extensions update superpowers
OpenCode uses its own plugin install; install Superpowers separately even if you already use it in another harness.
Tell OpenCode:
Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/refs/heads/main/.opencode/INSTALL.md
Detailed docs: docs/README.opencode.md
In Cursor Agent chat, install from marketplace:
/add-plugin superpowers
Or search for "superpowers" in the plugin marketplace.
Register the marketplace:
copilot plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace
Install the plugin:
copilot plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace
brainstorming - Activates before writing code. Refines rough ideas through questions, explores alternatives, presents design in sections for validation. Saves design document.
using-git-worktrees - Activates after design approval. Creates isolated workspace on new branch, runs project setup, verifies clean test baseline.
writing-plans - Activates with approved design. Breaks work into bite-sized tasks (2-5 minutes each). Every task has exact file paths, complete code, verification steps.